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Sweetwater Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1600 Josephine St,
Sweetwater TX 79556

(325) 236-6653

58.48% estimated occupancy 1

Sweetwater Healthcare Center is one of just two facilities located in Sweetwater, Texas. With an overall score of B-, this is likely a solid facility. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse facilities out there. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its remarkable inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also performed well in the category of long-term care, with top notch grade of A- in this area. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This place provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below the national average. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we graded was short-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. We awarded this facility a D in that area. This is one of the couple of weak links in an otherwise impressive report card. In determining our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. In this place's case, we found that it provides fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Sweetwater Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 3.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 1.62% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 10.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 20.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 1.14% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 100% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 14.55% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 13.08% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 13.08% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Sweetwater Healthcare Center, 42.06% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Rolling Plains Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.81 miles away200 E Arizona Sweetwater Texas 79556Government - Hospital District or Authority(325) 235-1701

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Rolling Plains, LLC1.84 miles away100 East Arizona Sweetwater Texas 79556Dialysis Stations: 13 (325) 236-8171

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=455946